Greetings, Fellow Director! My role as a coordinator or director of a Children’s Ministry program is one of the most fun things I do all week. I hope that is the case for you.

We get to interact with children of all ages, meet adults who appreciate what we’re are offering to them and their children and work with volunteers who are excited about being with the kids. On top of that, in our leadership role, we also grow spiritually as we meet the challenges common to this great work.

Being the director or coordinator involves a complex number of details to manage. During the week we schedule volunteers, prepare lessons, collect resource materials, set up the environment, attend staff meetings to stay connected to our church community and a myriad of other tasks.

On Sunday morning we step into a place of trust and holy expectation that all will go as planned. In a sense we are the vessel that holds the well-being of all the children, the teachers, the lessons, the environment--all aspects of a program--for those couple of hours on Sunday morning. It is a sacred honor and privilege.

Do things always go as planned? Heavens, no!

My mantra is “Do my best and leave the rest to God. Then embrace what shows up.” It also helps to keep a sense of humor because so many unexpected things can occur when dealing with children and their families. .
And sometimes the unexpected surprises are so precious and amazing that any amount of planning I might do would not have created the same result.

I have had a most delightful time over the past thirty years sharing spiritual ideas with children and their families. Now I want to pass some of the best, most successful, kid-tested and kid-approved resources on to you.

Check out the free resources on this website as well as the books, DVD’s and curriculum materials available for you to purchase.
 

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If you wish to quote, reproduce or make use of any of the materials outside of
your personal classroom, kindly email me with your request for permission.
Thank you.

Classroom Management Ideas

Creating Classroom Agreements                    Download Article

Agreement Poster                                            Download Poster

I've used this poster for preschool classes and K-5th grade classes for many years. We go over it at the beginning of the year and I review it each time we have new children in our group. It has worked very well.

When a day care rented our space in the church one year, I discovered that the teacher of the pre-kindergarten class used it as well. I stopped by one day as she was seating two children in front of it. They had had some sort of a conflict. She asked each to tell in their own words what had happened and what each had done. Then she pointed to the Our Agreements poster and asked, "What agreement was broken?" They sat and talked and worked things out between them in a very peaceful way. She expressed her appreciation for the clarity and simplicity of the agreements.

I hope this will help you in your class. I copied mine on shiny photo paper and mounted it on a larger piece of poster board. Then I laminated it. I've used it for many years and it still looks great. You certainly don't have to go to that much trouble. A sheet protector would also keep it tidy.